The Official Journal of the European Union published on the 1st october the Commission Regulation (EC) No 960/2008 of 30 September 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society.

Background

• Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society.
• Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom.

Proposed indicators

The detailed list of indicators can be found directly at the Offical Journal. They are clasify into two modules:

MODULE 1: ENTERPRISES AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

• ICT systems and their usage in enterprises.
• Use of the Internet and other electronic networks by enterprises.
• E-commerce and e-business processes.

MODULE 2: INDIVIDUALS, HOUSEHOLDS AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Access to and use of ICT systems by individuals and/or in households.
• Use of the internet for different purposes by individuals and/or in households.
• ICT competence.
• Barriers to use of ICT and the internet.

Example of specific indicator in one category: RFID

Characteristics to be collected for enterprises that use RFID (Radio-frequency identification):

• Use of RFID for product identification.
• Use of RFID for monitoring and control of industrial production.
• Use of RFID for supply chain and inventory tracking and tracing.
• Use of RFID for service and maintenance information management or asset management.
• Use of RFID for payment applications.
• Use of RFID for person identification or access control.